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McCready's Detective Agency isn't the most glamorous place to work. Most of its cases are downright routine, with suburban divorce leading the unexciting list. Ex-lawyer and current private investigator Lennox Kemp forsees just such a case when Frances Jessica Moss arrives at McCready's to enlist his help. Jessica recounts a familiar tale: he... more »r husband, architect Malcolm Moss, has gone off with an attractive young blonde. Sad, but not that unusual a situation, Lennox immediately assumes. A man in mid-life and mid-marriage has opted for a change. But Jessica has her doubts. Malcolm left so abrubtly and he seemed unlike himself. Jessica says she doesn't want a divorce, she just wants assurance that her husband is safe and well. Lennox is intrigued--especially when Jessica deposits on his desk a large emerald ring set in diamonds, instructing him to sell it and subtract his fee. Where did the emerald come from, and where has Malcolm gone? As Lennox moves closer to the answer, he finds himself thrust back into a poignant history which leads tragicallly to a present-day murder. Lennox Kemp is one of the best of the new fictional detectives, and Hang the Consequences will win him and author M.R.D. Meek many new fans.« less